Die Hamletmaschine (opera)

Die Hamletmaschine
Opera by Wolfgang Rihm
Rihm in 2007
DescriptionMusiktheater
LibrettistWolfgang Rihm
LanguageGerman
Based onHeiner Müller's play Die Hamletmaschine
Premiere
30 March 1987 (1987-03-30)

Die Hamletmaschine is an opera composed by Wolfgang Rihm to a German-language libretto based on Heiner Müller's 1977 play of the same name. The libretto, subtitled Musiktheater in 5 Teilen (Music Drama in 5 parts), was written by the composer. The opera was written between 1983 and 1986 and premiered on 30 March 1987 at the Nationaltheater Mannheim.